Sunday, May 08, 2011
just finish the news of this year election. Aljuined is lost to WP. I am sure a lot of my age group people will feel happy and overjoyed as they feel that opposition party represent their voices their free will. With this lost of Aljuined GRC, they may feel that they had finally gain their ways of says. But with the lost of Aljunied GRC, it also meant we lost a strong, great minister, George Yeo. For the next 5 years, what will happen to our foreign affairs? The strong bond and rapport that was created that assist in our foreign trading which indirectly affect our economical growth?
A lot of young one want to see PAP gone cause they feel being repress by them, and with they feel that WP are able to understand them. But is this a right action? A lot of them was opposed to the high pricing for flats and other elements. Since pricing for flat is under MND, should not they (WP) go against Mah Bow Tan?
Personally I feel that with George Yeo gone, it is the biggest lost Singaporeans had achieved. We gained our voices, but lost a talent who excel in handling foreign affairs, worth it? I will say that is a big 'NO, NO'. Not worth it, as the con will outshine the pro in this era where good rapport with other countries is a NEED. I hope the next new Head for the MFA will be someone who is able to fill up this big shoe that George had left behind. Bad MFA == low economical growth, as Singapore is no longer a independent eco structure country, we need all those foreign resources to ensure our survive and if we had a screwed up for a new Head for MFA what will happen?
New voices, new hopes? I don't see it this way. There are many ways for our voices to be heard regardless what or how repressed we feel.
Are we really that repressed by our government? Personally I don't think so, with the wide spread of internet, I had never feel that we had lost the freedom of speech. Yes, we may not had the same kinds of 'Human Rights' like under the constituency of USA or the UN but we are still able to express ourselves as long as no harm was created toward others. Had those so-call being oppressed citizens try to make themselves be hear, hear as in really go all out? To speak the truth, in SG I personally feel that the only One who had tried his best to make his voice been heard is Mr J.B Jeyaretnam. I remembered that I saw him once in Orchard promoting his book but that time I was still a freshman out from Poly and had no strong sense of ideas on the important of understanding what goes on in the political pay no attentions to him. But looking back at then, under the hot sun and standing there for a man in his late seventies or early eighties that was a remarkable feat. Unless we had attempt to at least express ourselves like Mr J.B Jeyaretnam, we should not said that our voices are being oppressed.
Pray hard, as we are going to have a hard 5 years ahead.